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Kira Werstein, teaching professor of kinesiologyWith support from the University Library, Kira Werstein, teaching professor of kinesiology, is developing a series of educational videos to support her students as they develop critical skills for th

Eight projects will share nearly $40,000 in the seventh year of Miller* mini-grants for faculty efforts to develop open educational resources (OER).

Thursday, September 19, 2:00-3:00pm

Location: Student Innovation Center Rm 1118 [Register Now!]

The call for proposals for the funding track on OER for the SDGs has been extended until April 26, 2024.

The Miller Open Education Mini-Grant Program provides funding for instructors to adopt, edit, or create open educational resources (OER), free instructional materials that can be customized to fit specific course needs.

To highlight the OER in use at colleges and universities across the state, the Iowa Open Education Action Team has recently developed a searchable database of  OER in use across Iowa, which is now available!

Walter Suza is making plant genetics educational materials more engaging and accessible for students on campus and far away. 

In this webinar, attendees will be introduced to open educational resources (OER), free and openly licensed materials t

Last spring, the University Library put out the Call for Proposals for the Affordable Course Materials initiative, funded through the University’s new Strateg

Abbey Elder has been appointed Statewide Open Education Coordinator for the Iowa Open Education Action Team (Iowa OER) on behalf of the Board of Regents. This role is in addition to her current work managing open education and Open Access ser

The Open & Affordable Education Committee regularly assesses the reach and impact of its programs through an annual report summarizing the work that the committee and its major members have completed during the previous academic year. 

Are you curious about how to complete the ideal proposal for the Miller Open Education Mini-Grant Program?

The Iowa State University Library is hosting several workshops for instructors interested in open education this semester.

As partners of the Iowa Open Education Action Team (Iowa OER), ISU has access to webinars, services, and peer expertise from across the state.

To help faculty interested in adapting or publishing open textbooks learn more about the software and services available to support them at Iowa State, we are supporting two online workshops this spring: